Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Cryptopia
Hack or exploit on Feb 1, 2021 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
IN REVIEWSOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$45K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,948
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Cryptopia's dormant XSN token wallet, under liquidators' control, was compromised during the exchange's liquidation proceedings. Hackers stole NZD 62,000 (~$45,000) worth of XSN tokens from a $1.96 million address that had been inactive since the exchange's initial hack in 2019.
In review: sources disagree on the date.
Details
- Date
- Feb 1, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Multiple
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Cryptopia hack, Feb 1, 2021: $45K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht5eb7b85672/ (data as of 2026-11-01).